Southern Hemisphere vs. Northern rugby 3 Dec 2016
- England unbeaten in 13 matches
- Final game of Old Mutual Wealth Series
England head coach Eddie Jones has made two changes to his side to play Australia in Saturday’s final match of the Old Mutual Wealth Series at Twickenham Stadium (kick-off 2.30pm, live on Sky Sports 2).
Nathan Hughes (Wasps) starts his first game for England at number 8 replacing Billy Vunipola (Saracens) who was injured during last weekend’s victory over Argentina. Marland Yarde (Harlequins) returns to the right-wing in a side which contains 607 caps while the bench remains unchanged.
“We’ve had a great week’s preparation and we can’t wait to get to Twickenham on Saturday with the crowd right behind us,” said Jones.
"The great thing about our team is that no-one is irreplacable. We've had seven influential players missing throughout the autumn but we've been able to fill that gap and that's the sort of team we are developing."
Jones added: “Most big Test matches come down to the last 20 minutes and if you look back historically at big Test matches between England and Australia at Twickenham the last 20 minutes has always been a time where either team can win the game. The team that is the most composed, makes good decisions and physically pushes themselves is the team that is going to win the game.
"We want to make the game into a physical contest but we also need to be flexible and adaptable like we were against Argentina and if do that we’ll put ourselves in a good position to win the game."
England have so far recorded victories over South Africa, Fiji and Argentina as they look to seal a series clean sweep and end the year unbeaten.
“We’ve played three Test matches on the trot which is important because it replicates a World Cup pool," he added.
"You get through the pool, you then need to win every game to win the World Cup. We’ve won three from three so it’s a great dress rehearsal for the World Cup.
"We need to win this game to progress to the next stage. You can’t just win three games to go through, Japan showed that, so we’ve got to get in that practice of winning four games on the trot against quality opposition.”
Source: England Rugby
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